PSU Women’s Swimming/Diving defeats Saint Joseph

Jan 21, 2012

Brodeur, Foley win twice each for Panthers

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – Plymouth State University won
eight of the 15 events Saturday afternoon and defeated Saint Joseph
College (Conn.), 148-129, in a women's swimming and diving meet at
the Bruyette Natatorium.

Senior Nicole
Brodeur and sophomore Delia
Foley led the Panthers with two individual victories
each while also swimming on the winning 400-yard freestyle relay
team. Brodeur took first place in the 100-yard butterfly in a
season-fastest time of 1:04.20, and won the 100-yard free in 59.29
seconds. Foley was the fastest in the 200-yard free in
2:11.31 and the 500-yard free in a season-best 5:46.98.

Senior Lara
Gruner earned a first place for PSU in the 1000-yard
freestyle, finishing in 12:19.66, and junior Amy
Mulhern was first to touch the wall in the 200-yard
individual medley (2:29.86). Sophomore Shannon
Rogers won the one-meter diving
events, scoring 113.85 points in the voluntary (5-dives)
round and 163.20 in the optional (6-dives).

Saint Joseph seniors Mary Provencher and Sarah Chepeleff each
captured two events. Provencher won the 50 breaststroke (35.41) and
the 100 breaststroke (1:17.55) and Chepeleff took the 50 free
(27.15) and the 100 back (1:08.15).

The Blue Jays' other individual winners were Shannon Dunn, who won
the 50 backstroke and Jessica Gale, who won the 50
butterfly.

The home team won the 200-yard medley relay with the team of Dunn,
Provencher, Gale and Chepeleff, while Gruner, Foley, Brodeur and
senior Brittney
Gondek combined to give PSU the win in the 400-yard
free relay.

Saint Joseph has its final home meet of the season next Saturday,
hosting Westfield State. PSU is back in the water next
Saturday for a dual meet at UMass Dartmouth.